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#$@% tail gate won't open! before i go to the dealer, any tips?

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Old 10-24-2004, 02:13 AM
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Default #$@% tail gate won't open! before i go to the dealer, any tips?

when i unlock the car (clicker or w\ key) and try to open the rear door, i hear the sound of the solenoid turn over, but the gate won't pop open. then, when i try to lock the car, it will only sound the lock-confirm sound when i push down on the gate.

this has come up once or twice before, but its always gone away almost instantly.

i was planning on a trip to the dealer late next week, but this warrants an earlier visit - unless someone has a work-around to get me by for a few days.

TIA

Oh, and I had to load and unload my car (took friend to LAX) via folding the rear seats down - very annoying
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Mine is weird sometims too. The switch in the door(for the hatch) only works sometimes.
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did you ever have the dealer look at it?
Old 10-24-2004, 02:19 PM
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Default Not yet...its on the list to have them look at when it goes in.

Just hav'nt had the time to have things looked at.
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